Journal of Islamic Studies (Jan 2002)
The Relationship between Religiosity and Anxiety among Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Students
Abstract
The aim of this study was to study the relationship between religiosity and anxiety among university students. The study participants were two groups of students from Imam University in Riyadh, the first group from the College of Shariah (Islamic law) (119 students) and the second from the College of Social Sciences (121 students). The General Anxiety Scale was used to measure anxiety while the Religiosity Scale was used to measure religiosity. The main results of the study were: - There was a negative significant relationship between religiosity and anxiety among the two groups. - There was a significant difference between the two groups on the Religiosity Scale for the first group. - There was a significant difference between the two groups on the Anxiety Scale for the second group. The study ends with some recommendations to support the student level of religiosity.
